Autumn 2018

Oct 3
Anthony Salamone, Research Fellow and Strategic Advisor, Scottish Centre on European Relations.
https://www.ed.ac.uk/alumni/services/profiles/graduation/2010s/anthony-salamone
‘The Brexit Endgame: EU Withdrawal and the Future EU-UK Relationship.’

Oct 10
Dr Oliver Turner, Lecturer in International Relations, University of Edinburgh.
http://www.pol.ed.ac.uk/people/academic_staff/oliver_turner
‘A global flashpoint: China’s rise and the South China Sea.’

Oct 17
David Mountain, MSc student in Nationalism Studies at the University of Edinburgh
‘The problem with patriotism.’

Oct 24
Abby Boultbee, Community Projects Officer, Edinburgh & Lothians Greenspace Trust.
http://www.elgt.org.uk/projects
‘Outside now! Using green-space for physical and mental wellbeing.’

Oct 31
Anna Ross, PhD candidate, Sociology, at the University of Edinburgh and Convener of the Scottish Drug Policy Conversations’.
http://www.sociology.ed.ac.uk/people/research_students2/anna_ross
‘Drug policy in Scotland: where have we come from, where are we going?’

Nov 7
Elaine Mowat, Co-director, The Welcoming, Edinburgh.
‘The Welcoming: supporting migrants and refugees to build new lives in Edinburgh.’

Nov 14
Dr. Georgia March, Research Scientist and lecturer, retired, Edinburgh University.
‘Medical imaging: comparison of MRI with X-ray, ultrasound, gamma camera and PET’.

Nov 21
Cleo Jones, Lifelong Learning Strategic Officer (Libraries), Schools and Lifelong Learning, Communities and Families, City of Edinburgh.
‘Edinburgh Libraries: Books and so much more.’

Nov 28
Gavin Thomson, Air Pollution Campaigner, Friends of the Earth, Scotland.
https://foe.scot/
‘Clean Air as Environmental Justice.’

Dec 5
John Paton, Fellow, European Patients’ Academy.
‘The drugs we need: patient involvement in medicines research and development.’